T&T Finance Minister Larry HowaiTrinidad and Tobago's minister of finance said this week he'll appeal a high court order requiring him to publish details about the bailout of a private company that might have cost taxpayers up to $25 billion.

Afra Raymond (Image courtesy of afraraymond.com)The high court of Trinidad and Tobago ruled that the minister of finance must publish details about the CL Financial bailout pursuant to a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

Philip Buxo, Trinidad & Tobago's High Commissioner to Canada, was an executive of SNC-Lavalin before his diplomatic appointmentOver the weekend, Radhica Sookraj of the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian reported that Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to Canada (equivalent to the ambassador) was an executive for SNC-Lavalin until his diplomatic appoitnment in 2010.

A story in Thursday's Trinidad and Tobago Guardian by reporter Radhica Sookraj said the contract for a planned state-of-the-art hospital and rehabilitation center has been awarded to Canada's scandal-plagued SNC-Lavalin.